Nance-Holt said, after noting that Clinton had been the only Dem candidate to reach out to her

[riversedge]

Hillary Clinton pledges to fight gun violence 'epidemic' at Milwaukee event

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/29/hillary-clinton-gun-control-police-violence-sandra-bland-wisconsin?CMP=share_btn_tw


At gathering focused on gun control and police brutality, Democratic frontrunner is joined by ‘mothers of movement’, including Sandra Bland’s
Hillary Clinton Discusses Gun Violence At Milwaukee ChurchMILWAUKEE, WI - MARCH 29: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (C), Annette Holt (R), and Geneva Reed-Veal (L) join hands at a Community Forum on Gun Violence Prevention held at Tabernacle Baptist Church on March 29, 2016 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clinton is campaigning in Wisconsin ahead of the state’s April 5th primary. (Photo by Darren Huack/Getty Images)





Geneva Reed-Veal, left, and Annette Nance-Holt join hands with Hillary Clinton at Tabernacle Baptist church in Milwaukee. Photograph: Darren Hauck/Getty Images

Lauren Gambino in New York
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Tuesday 29 March 2016 14.45 EDT
Last modified on Tuesday 29 March 2016 17.03 EDT



Hillary Clinton promised to continue to fight for tougher gun control on Tuesday during a campaign event that paid tribute to the victims of gun violence and police brutality.



.........“If you want my vote, you better work for it,” Nance-Holt said, after noting that Clinton had been the only Democratic candidate to reach out to her. She implored the audience to vote for the candidate who has prioritized gun violence and cautioned them against giving too much weight to the Vermont senator’s proposal to make college free for all students.

“I’m not going to give it to you just because you say you want to give kids free college, because if my child is dead, he can’t go to college,” she said.


The “mothers of the movement”, women who have lost their children to gun violence and police brutality, have served as powerful surrogates for Clinton on the campaign trail. During the event, Reed-Veal reiterated that the mothers are not being “exploited” by Clinton and said they were freely backing her because she cared enough to reach out to them and listen to their stories.

Last Christmas, Clinton sent Reed-Veal a card, she recounted. “I know this is the first holiday without your baby,” she said the card read.

Clinton pledged that as president she would continue to wage the fight for better gun control, while acknowledging that stopping the epidemic of gun violence required fights on multiple fronts. She cited mental illness, the gun lobby and a shortage of opportunities as key obstacles.

“Let’s not grow weary doing good,” Clinton said, paraphrasing Galatians 6 , “because in due time we will harvest if we stay focused.”



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[DemonGoddess]

1. K&R!

[LisaM]

2. "....because if my child is dead, he can’t go to college,” she said.

Words can't express.

[brer cat]

3. +1

It is a very significant difference between the candidates. Hillary really gets that!

[Rose Siding]

4. Bless her- different picture than the one Jane Sanders paints in this clip

The short clip is easily viewed in this tweet-

Alan Kestrel
?@AlanKestrel750
"We just don't go after those votes... at the worst time in their life." Is Jane suggesting that's what Hillary did?

https://twitter.com/AlanKestrel750/status/714915061870026753

[fleabiscuit]

5. K&R

[bravenak]

6. This part:

because if my child is dead, he can’t go to college,” she said.

has been repeated over and over. It is true.

[Cha]

7. Ohhh..